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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame tight end Alize Jones will miss the season because he is academically ineligible.Jones tweeted a message Wednesday saying he hadnt met his academic responsibility and coach Brian Kelly issued a statement confirming that Jones wont play this season but is permitted to practice and remains on the roster. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound sophomore from Las Vegas said he plans to stay at Notre Dame and work even harder.Jones said he is disappointed, but plans to make the best of the situation.Jones started five games as a freshman, finishing with 13 catches for 190 yards. The Irish have depth at tight end with Durham Smythe returning after missing most of last season with injuries and Nic Weishar and Tyler Luatua also back.Practice begins Saturday. Cheap Air Max 97 Nz Free Shipping . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Cheap Air Max 97 Nz Online . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . http://www.cheapairmax97nz.com/ . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. Cheap Air Max 97 Nz Sale . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Air Max 97 Nz Wholesale . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. The NRL have been forced to search for two clubs to participate in the annual World Club Challenge after 2016 runners-up Melbourne snubbed an invite on Monday.Storm CEO Dave Donaghy said that with a number of their stars already travelling to England for the upcoming Four Nations tour, the club opted to prepare for their 2017 campaign at home.As a club, weve decided that staying in Australia will provide our team with the best possible preparation for the 2017 NRL season, Donaghy said.Having treasured past visits to the UK in 2008, 2010 and 2013, we thoroughly value the concept of the World Club Challenge.However a regular NRL season is already incredibly taxing and, as a non-Sydney team, our players travel more than most.The Storms snub of the six-team tournament is sure to raise the validity of the Challenge, with this seasons top eight teams reportedly reluctant to travel to England in February.NRL premiers Cronulla are locked in to face Super League champions Wigan, however the NRL will now have to look at the bottom half of their table to represent Australia.Top eight finishers Canberra, North Queensland, Brisbane, Penrith, Canterbury and Gold Coast are all understood to be hesitant on participatting in the tournament.ddddddddddddonaghy said staying at home would be a more prudent way for the Storm to prepare for 2017.We have committed to playing two trial matches in Australia which we believe will serve as a better lead-in for the team ahead of next years opening round, he said.We wish Cronulla all the best as the NRLs representative against the champion team of England, Wigan.The Storm have a total of five players representing Australia and New Zealand in this weekends Test match in Perth, before the sides meet again in the Four Nations later this month.The Sydney Roosters participation in the 2016 series in February, where they beat St Helens 38-12, may back up the clubs concerns about player burn-out close to the season opener.The 2015 minor premiers lost the first eight games of the season, although there were other contributing factors to their poor start including Mitchell Pearces suspension.Fellow participants Brisbane and North Queensland fared considerably better, with the 2015 premiers winning three of their five NRL starts in 2016 and the Broncos four. ' ' '